• December 12, 2025
  • Posted by: Regent Harbor Team
  • Category: Finance
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The Big Apple’s Take on Wall Street’s Latest Moves

Well, folks, the markets ended the day with a mixed bag. Over in the realm of U.S. stock indexes, it’s like sipping a cappuccino that’s a little too hot: the $Dow Jones Index (.DJI.US)$ perked up by 1.34%, while the $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ cooled down by 0.25%. Meanwhile, the $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ managed a shy plus of 0.21%.

Tech Stocks Taking a Tumble

If you’re eyeing those big tech names like $Google-C (GOOG.US)$, brace yourself. The stock dipped over 2%. Not to be outdone in the downward sprial, both $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ and $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ slid more than 1%.

U.S. Equity ETFs: Rising Stars

Top 5 Gainers:

ETF Name Change Volume (USD)
2x Leverage GEMI ETF-Leverage Shares (GEMG.US) Up 65.32% 2.51 million
2x Leverage RKLB ETF-Defiance (RKLX.US) Up 20.64% 87.22 million
2x Leveraged FLY ETF-Tradr (FLYT.US) Up 20.49% 1.10 million
2x Inverse HOOD ETF – Defiance (HOOZ.US) Up 17.98% 5.06 million
2x Leveraged BE ETF-Tradr (BEX.US) Up 15.25% 8.90 million

Gemini stormed ahead, soaring by 32% after announcing big plans for the prediction market. RKLB kept the space race alive, climbing over 10%.

And the Not-So-Glorious Decliners

Top 5 Decliners:

ETF Name Change Volume (USD)
2x Oracle Long ETF-Defiance(ORCX.US) Down 22.07% 329 million
2x Leverage ORCL ETF – Direxion (ORCU.US) Down 21.90% 37.29 million
2x Leverage Short RKLB ETF – Defiance (RKLZ.US) Down 20.63% 6.82 million
2x Leverage Bull ETF – Direxion (HODU.US) Down 18.64% 1.66 million
2x Leverage HOOD ETF-T-REX (ROBN.US) Down 18.26% 144 million

Oracle’s less-than-stellar financials dragged it down by 10%. Cryptocurrency stocks were also in the dumps, with HOOD slumping more than 9%.

Large-Cap Index ETFs Showing Some Grit

Top 5 Gainers:

ETF Name Change Volume (USD)
ProShares UltraPro Dow30 (UDOW.US) Up 4.04% 225 million
Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3X Shares (TNA.US) Up 3.51% 656 million
ProShares Ultra Dow30 (DDM.US) Up 2.80% 57.20 million
ProShares Ultra Russell 2000 (UWM.US) Up 2.24% 24 million
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (IWO.US) Up 1.46% 130 million

While the $Dow Jones$ and the $S&P 500$ climbed to new heights, the $Nasdaq$ took a breather.

Industry-Specific ETFs that Made a Splash

Top 5 Gainers:

ETF Name Change Volume (USD)
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS.US) Up 5.63% 115 million
SPDR S&P Metals and Mining ETF (XME.US) Up 4.72% 368 million
2x Leveraged Basic Materials ETF-ProShares (UYM.US) Up 4.31% 367,600
ProShares Ultra Financials ETF (UYG.US) Up 3.60% 566,520
VanEck Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF (NLR.US) Up 3.05% 57.90 million

Bonds Making Modest Moves

Top 5 Increases in Bond ETFs:

ETF Name Change Volume (USD)
Invesco International Corporate Bond ETF (PICB.US) Up 0.40% 2.10 million
iShares Global High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (GHYG.US) Up 0.39% 2.41 million
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF (BWZ.US) Up 0.37% 4.78 million
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (LEMB.US) Up 0.36% 9.78 million
SPDR Citi International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF (WIP.US) Up 0.30% 2.59 million

Commodities Shining in the Spotlight

Top 5 Gainers in Commodity ETFs:

ETF Name Change Volume (USD)
2x Leveraged Junior Gold Miners ETF – Direxion (JNUG.US) Up 7.37% 101 million
2x Leveraged Gold Miners ETF – Direxion (NUGT.US) Up 7.23% 249 million
ProShares Ultra Silver ETF (AGQ.US) Up 5.45% 723 million
VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ.US) Up 3.59% 693 million
VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX.US) Up 3.53% 2.56 billion

Silver’s shining moment came as it surged past $64 an ounce.

Picking the Right ETF: Where to Start?

Ever wonder how to choose ETFs? Well, using smart tools to cherry-pick high-quality ETFs is key.

Editor/Stephen